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show the extent of the infrastructure contractor's work and the
restricted access.
2. It was recorded in the site meeting held on 10 February 2010 that
the infrastructure contractor's work was completed and access to the
six affected houses was re-established on 9 February 2010. 2
The Effect
1. Appendix B contains a site plan which has been marked up to show
the location of the road crossing. The plan also shows that alterna-
tive access to the dwellings in question was not possible due to the
location of existing boundary walls and other completed construc-
tion works. The photographs contained in Appendix A also demon-
strate that the construction works shown on the site plan had already
been constructed at the time in question. Thus, the road crossing
restricted the Contractor's access to the six dwellings by preventing
vehicles from reaching the houses to deliver the construction materi-
als necessary for progress to be maintained.
2. The infrastructure contactor commenced excavation of the road
crossing on 1 February 2010, which effectively restricted access
from this day. The daily site report of 1 February 2010 3 and the
photographs included in Appendix A herein record that the progress
of the individual dwellings was as follows:
a. House No. 36 - reinforcement to the raft foundation was in
progress and due to be completed on 2 February 2010.
b. House No. 38 - ready for concrete to be poured to the raft
foundation.
c. House No. 40 - blockwork to ground - fl oor external walls and
partitions was in progress and due to be completed on 3 February
2010.
d. House No. 42 - blockwork to ground - fl oor external walls and
partitions was in progress and due to be completed on 1 February
2010.
e. House No. 44 - blockwork completed to ground fl oor. First-fl oor
precast concrete fl ooring beams due for delivery and placement
on 1 February 2010.
f. House No. 46 - precast concrete fl ooring complete, blockwork
to fi rst-fl oor external walls and partitions was due to start on 1
February 2010.
3. Progress to the affected dwellings was dependent on the delivery of
ready-mixed concrete, concrete blocks, cement, sand, precast con-
crete fl ooring beams and other materials to the working areas. No
other access route for such vehicles was available due to other
2 Exhibit 2 - Site Meeting Minutes, dated 10/02/10
3 Exhibit 3 - Daily Site Report, dated 01/02/10